St Michael & All Angels Parish Church, Shefford
The United Benefice of Meppershall & Shefford

What's On in September 2012

A warm and friendly welcome awaits you- why not come along and see what we have to offer?

1st Sunday

Sunday 2	10.30am	At Shefford Baptist Church: Family Worship including a celebration of the Olympic Holiday Club - Shefford Churches working together (No service at The Birches today)
Tuesday 4	10.30-12.00	Coffee Shop
Tuesday 4	DAILY BREAD orders by 1pm today, please: see display or ring Michelle 01462 814117
Wednesday 5	10am-11am	MINI-M: worship and fun for babies and toddlers (0's to 4's) with their parents/minders. Today's theme: Noah's Ark
Thursday 6	10.30-12.00	HFT Café
Thursday 6	7.45pm	PCC meeting
Friday 7	9.50am	Holy Communion (Revd Paul Lanham)
Friday 7	10.40-12.00	Tea/coffee served : prayer ministry available
Saturday 8	9am-1pm	Shefford Farmers' Market, with refreshments in church
	10am-1pm	Shefford History Group: share your memories of Shefford
	10am-6pm	Sponsored Bike 'n Hike for Beds & Herts Historic Churches Trust – over 600 churches/chapels open to visit. Details: Jenny Dann 01462 817337
	2pm	Shefford Craft & Produce Show at the Methodist Schoolroom

2nd Sunday

Sunday 9	9.30am	Singing Sunday: come and share your voices in worship - sing your favourites, learn parts or just warm up...
	10am	Family Communion (Revd Stephen Pullen): Education Sunday
	5pm	Tea & cakes
	6pm	Second Sunday @ Six: Lettuce and Tortoise (there might be a prize for anyone who can guess in advance what this is about...! - see Jenny)
Monday 10	7.45 for 8pm	Shefford & District Bible Society Action Group meeting - see programme for venue, leader and theme - or contact Esther Buss 01462 816823
Tuesday 11	10.30-12.00	Coffee Shop
Tuesday 11	DAILY BREAD orders delivered this morning
Thursday 13	10.30-12.00	HFT Café
Friday 14	9.50am	Morning Prayer with hymns & address
Friday 14	10.40-12.00	Tea/coffee served : prayer ministry available

3rd Sunday

Sunday 16	10am	Family Communion (Preb Eric Shegog)
Sunday 16	2.30pm	Ecumenical Service at The Birches (everyone welcome)
Tuesday 18	10.30-12.00	Coffee Shop
Wednesday 19	10am-11am	MINI-M: worship and fun for babies and toddlers (0's to 4's) with their parents/minders. Today's theme: To be a pilgrim
Thursday 20	10.30-12.00	HFT Café
Friday 21	9.50am	Holy Communion (Revd Paul Lanham)
Friday 21	10.40-12.00	Tea/coffee served : prayer ministry available
Saturday 22	4pm-5.30pm	Stories4Saturdays: informal sharing around a Bible story theme. Contact Jenny Dann 01462 817337 for more details

4th Sunday

Sunday 23	8.30am	Holy Communion (Revd Stephen Pullen)
	10am	Morning Praise
	11.30am	Gala Parade starts from Samuel Whitbread School
	12noon-5pm	SHEFFORD GALA 700 in the High Street: Celebrating 700 years of the Charter Fair, and 700 years of Shefford's history. Arena events, historical/medieval displays, Georgian soldiers, fairground rides, stalls, refreshments, children's activities. Helpers welcome at St Michael's - contact Jenny Dann 01462 817337
Tuesday 25	10.30-12.00	Coffee Shop
Wednesday 26	7.30pm	Induction of Revd Roni Goodman as Rector of Meppershall and Vicar of Shefford: at St Mary's Church, Meppershall
Thursday 27	10.30-12.00	HFT Café
Friday 28	9.50am	Holy Communion
Friday 28	10.40-12.00	Tea/coffee served : prayer ministry available
Saturday 29	12 noon	Our friend Revd John Cuthbert celebrates his Golden Jubilee as a priest - we are invited to join him at St Mary Magdalene, Welwyn GC.

5th Sunday

Sunday 30	9am	Feast on 5 Breakfast
	10am	United Benefice Festival Communion for Michaelmas
	3pm	Ecumenical Service at Wren Park (everyone welcome)

LOOKING FORWARD TO OCTOBER 2012...

Tuesday 2	10.30-12.00	Coffee Shop
	DAILY BREAD orders by 1pm today, please: see display or ring Michelle 01462 814117
	7.30pm	Healing & Wholeness service at Shefford Baptist Church (Shefford Churches working together)
Wednesday 3	10am-11am	MINI-M: worship and fun for babies and toddlers (0's to 4's) with their parents/minders. Today's theme: A farmer sows some seeds
Thursday 4	10.30-12.00	HFT Café
Friday 5	9.50am	Holy Communion
Friday 5	10.40-12.00	Tea/coffee served : prayer ministry available
Saturday 6	2.30-4.30pm	SEASTORY Drop-in Workshop: Another opportunity to "dip your toes in the songs, script and other creative stuff as we sail on towards our new all-age musical for 2013. Ring Jenny 01462 817337 for info.
Sunday 7	8.30am	Holy Communion
	10am	Family Service (Animal Welfare Sunday)
	2.30pm	Holy Communion at The Birches (everyone welcome)
Thursday 11	SHEFFORD CHARTER FAIR
Saturday 13	9am-1pm	Shefford Harvest Farmers' Market, with refreshments in church
	10am-1pm	Shefford History Group: share your memories of Shefford
	2.30-4.30pm	SEASTORY Drop-in Workshop - see October 6 for details
Sunday 14	10am	Harvest Festival Family Communion

2012 Archive

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